Originally Posted By: ireckon

You should hone in on what your needs are and rank them in a clear, concise list.


I'm going to second that. Not to bag on you, but can you fill us in on a couple of things?

1) Basecamping or nomadic? - Are you staying put where preserving and carrying meat is not going to be an issue, or do you plan to pick and move often? If your not staying put, there's not much reason to go after anything that can't immediately be eaten.

2) What environment are you going into? - Open grasslands/chapparel/ lodgepole forests, etc. The ability to make a 300 yard shot is kinda worthless if you're hunting in areas where you can't see 70 yards through the trees, and vice versa.

3) What other food sources are there? - Are you fishing, gathering, trapping, etc? You mentioned carrying a takedown recurve. How powerfull is it (25-41 ft*lbs is reccommended for deer sized game), and what is your "pie plate" accuracy for unmarked distances?
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